Huh, a $100 quadcore ain't half bad, perhaps I should buy one. Looks like it'd be faster than this first gen Core i5 I'm using. Could probably keep the upgrade sub-$250 for RAM/CPU/Motherboard...
What kind of i5 do you have? If its a i5-2500k your only going to gain ~15% to ~20% in performance, I would buy a 1600X or just hold off on upgrading at all.
Huh, might end up going for a higher end chip, but I could definitely use that bump in performance! Already got an SSD, optimized kernel and a few other tweaks to get the most out of this chip, but it only goes so far.
Does your i5 feel slow? If not, it might be worth chilling out for a bit to see if Intel will counter with a price drop.
Yeah, my i5 feels a touch sluggish, and I know it won't get better as I dip into Clojure!
I will possibly upgrade to a Ryzen3 or 5 to my next main home system. The only reason I can see sticking with Intel for now is for Hackintosh.
Yea, Idk. Back kn the early APU days I remember hearing that Apple wanted to use AMD's high end mobile APUs, but it fell through due to lack of supply.